July 13
Sat 1pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Guided tour of the National Library’s history and heritage.
Nick Maxwell
July 08
Sat 2pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Guided tour: the National Library’s history and heritage.
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland library
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland library 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 rsai@rsai.ie, +353 (0)1 6761749 Wed & Thur: 10.30am–12.30pm & 2–4.30pm By Tony Canavan This year the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI) is celebrating the centenary of its occupation of its premises at 63 Merrion Square. It may have been there for … Read more
The History Show: a year on from the Rising
RTÉ Radio 1, 16 April 2017 By John Gibney The 101st anniversary of the Easter Rising has come and gone, and, as should be obvious, none of the enormous fanfare and investment of resources that marked last year’s centenary was evident in 2017. This can be seen as an inevitable consequence of centenary fatigue, with … Read more
An Misean sa tSín [The China Mission]
Esras Films (funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) TG4, 13, 20, 27 March, 3 April 2017 By Peter Kelly The tall, balding young Irishman at the centre of the photograph is Fr Thomas Quinlan. From Tipperary and a passionate devotee of Gaelic games, Quinlan set up a hurling team at the Columban College in … Read more